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Army generals rolled up their sleeves to help earthquake victims across Myanmar. Lt-Gen Thet Pon toured wrecked temples and homes around Sagaing after the big quake hit. He checked out smashed monasteries and broken pagodas that took a beating from the tremors. The general worked with local...

Myanmar education chiefs flew to Brunei for a major school summit last week. Dr Zaw Myint from the Education Ministry headed the team. Dr Kyaw Tun Naing from Yangon University of Economics joined him. The pair represented Myanmar at the 53rd Southeast Asian education conference. School leaders...

Myanmar's top defense chief held a big meeting about military service rules yesterday. General Maung Maung Aye runs the group that calls people up for army duty. He told officials that eleven groups have finished their military training programs. The trainees are working hard to protect the...

Top cops from Myanmar and Thailand met in Taunggyi to tackle the drug crisis hitting both countries. Police Lt-Gen Win Zaw Moe led the Myanmar team at the 26th bilateral meeting on drug control. The police chief announced that forces have run 40 special operations against drug traffickers since...

Myanmar's top diplomat held back-to-back meetings with Chinese and Thai officials at the Foreign Ministry building in Nay Pyi Taw. U Than Swe welcomed both visitors on the same day to discuss important regional matters. The Deputy Prime Minister serves as Myanmar's main foreign affairs chief. He...

Punjab cops are gearing up for massive security during the holy month. Police chief Dr. Usman Anwar ordered more than 147,000 officers to hit the streets on the biggest religious days. Lahore will see over 10,000 police officers protecting people during prayers and marches. The province expects...

Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail wants passport offices to move faster and use better technology. The Balochistan leader met with passport chief Fayaz Hussain at his official residence. He told officials that people hate waiting around for government services. The governor said modern computers...

A top Punjab official rushed to Bhakkar district to check safety plans for the holy month. Zeeshan Malik works as special helper to the Chief Minister and demanded perfect security during religious events. He warned local leaders that mistakes would not be accepted under any circumstances. The...

Pakistan just landed a massive cash injection from Azerbaijan that could change everything. The two countries shook hands on a whopping $2 billion investment deal during a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar put pen to paper...

Saudi Arabia just kicked off another massive food giveaway across Pakistan. The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center will hand out 30,000 food packages to families who need them most. Officials plan to reach 34 poor districts and help more than 210,000 hungry people. The Saudi Embassy...

Governor Faisal Karim Kundi spoke at a religious meeting in Peshawar. He talked about bringing people together and making peace. The leader said Pakistan needs more unity between different groups. Religious teachers play a big part in spreading good values. Pakistani society keeps getting...

A top Pakistan Muslim League leader blasted his political rivals during a fiery speech Thursday. Ikhtiyar Wali spoke at a workers meeting and tore apart the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. He accused them of ruining the province after twelve years of broken promises. The PML-N coordinator said...

Pakistan just scored a massive cash boost from Europe. The country struck a deal with French officials for 12 million euros to fix water problems. Three top officials put their names on the agreement during a fancy ceremony in Islamabad. The European Union actually provides the money but lets...

Pakistan's top education official wants to shake up teacher pay across the country. Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal called his sixth meeting about fixing salary problems at public universities. The government team talked about making teacher wages match what other countries offer their professors...

Police chief Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi made a special trip to G-9 on Friday. He wanted to check how well his officers prepared for the Muharram procession. The top cop walked around the area and looked at all the safety plans. He felt happy about what his team put together for the religious event...

Pakistan just saw its biggest drop in rising prices for nearly a decade. Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced that inflation fell to just 4.5 percent this year after hitting a crushing 23.4 percent last year. The government official called a special meeting on July 4th to share these numbers...

Pakistan's top diplomat Muhammad Ishaq Dar met with Iran's foreign minister during a major summit. The two leaders sat down for talks at the 17th ECO Summit held at Khankendi, Azerbaijan. Seyed Abbas Araghchi represented Iran at the high-level meeting. Dar serves as both Deputy Prime Minister...

Three major Pakistani organizations teamed up to help young people find better jobs and learn new skills. The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited met with youth program leaders at their main office in the capital city. They signed papers that promise to train 1,000 teenagers and young adults...

Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain called together agriculture leaders from across Pakistan to talk about cotton problems. The meeting brought department heads, research scientists, and farming experts to the capital city. Everyone agreed that cotton crops have been getting weaker over the...

Balochistan students grabbed their rewards at a big ceremony held right here in Quetta. Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti handed out prizes to smart young people who finished special training programs. The event celebrated kids who learned new skills and worked hard on creative projects...